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Henry Chambers (rugby union)

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Henry Chambers
Birth nameHenry Francis Townsend Chambers
Date of birth(1865-05-22)22 May 1865
Place of birthSt. Kilda, Victoria
Date of death12 February 1934(1934-02-12) (aged 68)
Place of deathGrouville, Jersey
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888 Edinburgh District ()
1889 East of Scotland District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1888-89 Scotland 4 (0)

Henry Chambers (22 May 1865 – 12 February 1934) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Chambers played rugby union for Edinburgh University.[2]

Provincial career

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He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1888.[3]

He played for East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 26 January 1889.[4][full citation needed]

International career

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Chambers was capped four times by Scotland, from 1888 to 1889.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Henry Francis Townsend Chambers". ESPN Scrum.
  2. ^ Oswald, Nick; Griffiths, John (2003). Scotland: The Essential History of Rugby Union. Headline Book Publishing.
  3. ^ "Matches under Rugby Rules". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1888 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Unknown" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Player analysis - Henry Chambers - Test matches". ESPN Scrum.